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    Cleaning question

    umcRN replied to sarapRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Housekeeping cleans the area. Our isolettes go to biomed for a good scrub down (and as a side note our isolettes are changed weekly on any infant that will tolerate it), cribs get cleaned by our techs...
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    Special Equipment Used in Pediatrics/PICU

    umcRN replied to Ele123's topic in Pediatric

    Jan I need to come work with you!
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    Special Equipment Used in Pediatrics/PICU

    umcRN replied to Ele123's topic in Pediatric

    That's awesome! We've JUST started doing Berlin's about a year ago...those kids still stay in our ICU until transplant, can't even go to the floor, we're a bit behind the times I guess, I'm thinking...
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    Pediatric ICU Questions!

    umcRN replied to Aerielle's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    agree take the peds course! Much better to have that pediatric experience if you want to go into Peds. I work in a pedi CICU and worked NICU two years prior to that. I went into the NICU as a new...
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    Transport

    umcRN replied to babyRN0404's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a transport team. These nurses have at least 5 years NICU experience and then an extensive orientation. It is seperate from bedside nursing and they must apply just like any other position....
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    Lab draws, redraws and use of IStat or Gem

    umcRN replied to catlover314's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The lab does not come into our NICU, we draw our own labs via heel stick or arterial line/broviac. If the baby has neither and needs more blood drawn than can come from a heel the MD or transport RN...
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    Where can I actually help people??

    umcRN replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I usually feel like I have helped my patients, and sometimes their families. I work in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit and I love
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    Pediatric New Graduate Internship Programs?

    umcRN replied to gkvegan's topic in Pediatric

    I worked two years in their NICU. You orient when your preceptor works. Nights, weekends, you do get out of holidays though. You may PM me if you want more details To the previous poster I don't know...
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    Special Equipment Used in Pediatrics/PICU

    umcRN replied to Ele123's topic in Pediatric

    The Berlin Heart would be a great one to talk about if you wanted something really interesting. It's a ventricular assist device designed specifically for children to bridge them to heart transplant....
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    Intralipid (20%) infusion administration

    umcRN replied to harryalexx's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    incompatible with everything in my unit apparently. Except for lasix, and TPN if that's the only thing you have going. We do not run it with any other drips, inotropes, sedation etc. In the NICU...
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    Overtime

    umcRN replied to Mickme's topic in General Nursing

    Rarity, ha, for the past 12 weeks my hospital has done everything shy of offering full-paid trips to vegas to get people into work! Seriously, anytime, any day, they are literally bending over...
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    relocating to Northampton, names of hospitals, rehab or nursing homes in the area?

    umcRN replied to DCoffill's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Western MA. As others have said Coley Dickinson, Baystate, Mercy, there is also Holyoak medical center, Berkshire, Bayview, Franklin, Nobel, North Adams. Those are the hospitals UMASS uses for...
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    The cases that break your heart

    umcRN replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    1 year old previously healthy. Hx of few days low grade fever, parents brought to PMD and were sent home to let it run it's course. Next day kiddo didn't wake up, 911 called, taken to ER, respiratory...
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    Ever had a Dr. mad at you?

    umcRN replied to KBLOWE831's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yup. had a doctor mad at me for suggesting that the parents of a baby, who already knew how to drop and NG (not taught by me by the way) take him home with that since feeding was his only lingering...
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    MRSA colonization

    umcRN replied to HarleyNrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Parents tend not to mind either. While my NICU has about 48 of 56 rooms private and the rest of the hospital has majority private rooms there are a FEW paired rooms, MRSA kids are never in double...
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    National Certification for PICU other than CCRN

    umcRN replied to 01bgent's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    There is the CPN and the RN-BC but those are specific to peds not just PICU, regardless, quite a few nurses in my icu have obtained them, probably more so for the $$ incentive for being
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    How early to apply?

    umcRN replied to Twinmom06's topic in Nursing Career

    It may vary by hospital but when I was a new grad in 2009 I applied in December of 2008, interviewed & was hired in January 2009, graduated in May and started my job in August. So for an August...
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    Transplant Coordinator?

    umcRN replied to umcRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for that info! I was unsure of where to look, definitely things to start thinking about. I'm on my fourth year in iCU but definitely planning on staying bedside for while but figured if I need...
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    Simultaneous Electrolyte Administration

    umcRN replied to sarahc331's topic in Critical Care

    Interesting. I work peds and we actually dilute our Mag in our K! But like others have said, you are the traveller and must abide to the protocols inf which ever facility you are in. I am really...
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    Sedation in ICU... your opinions/ experiences?

    umcRN replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

    I can attest to this as a neuro ICU patient! No matter that I'd just had my head carved into, bits and pieces removed, screwed & stapled back together. I still needed to know what the date was,...
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    EPI Shortage!

    umcRN posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Blahh! My hospital now has a "Code Epi" shortage. What??? We draw up epi like it's candy in my cicu (ok so I can see why there might be a shortage) but now we are having to draw it up, dilute it then...
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    EPI Shortage!

    umcRN replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I can't recall the name of the company, but I was talking to one of our pharmacists yesterday and it's because of the contaminated drugs from that New England pharmacy company. All the sister...
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    EPI Shortage!

    umcRN replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We also have a bristojet of epi at every bedside, and a PRN code dose ordered on all patients. Typically it's not given until the MD is at the bedside, but in certain kiddos we may give it before the...
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    Question about R.N

    umcRN replied to neuron's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    What about this situation made you upset? Was it how sick the child was? Because most patients in the CTICU are infants, and they are kept in small "warmer" beds. That does not mean the nurses are not...
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    Pediatric cardiac surgery ICU nurses, anyone?

    umcRN replied to natashakin's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have not done any ICHF trips yet but know a few people who have done them. They love them and tend to go back for more. I hope to do one